Difference between load and require

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1

Hi,

Can any one explain me in clear, what is the difference between load and
require.

Thanks.

2

Ratnavel S. wrote:

Hi,

Can any one explain me in clear, what is the difference between load and
require.

Thanks.

To my knowledge,

‘require’ will load the file only once even if it is called many times.

But ‘load’ will load the file whenever it is called.

  • Karthik.
3

Here is the screencast on Require Vs Load in Ruby :
http://www.rubyplus.org/episodes/8

On Dec 25, 2007 11:09 PM, Ratnavel S. <
[email protected]> wrote:

Hi,

Can any one explain me in clear, what is the difference between load and
require.

Thanks.

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